The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-13
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
Condensed to Much in Little.

cu i'll me river.
Florida has not hatched her United
States senator yet.
Throckmorton citizens have organ
lied for prohibition.
Mount Calm has had her picnic and
is solid Tor prohibition.
Heavy rains are said to be doing
damage about San Angelo.
The II. & Il. c. will give us two
mails daily in the course ota week.
Shreveport seems 10 have outdone
them all yesterday in her parade oflied
men.
The next meeting of the Grand
Lodge D'nai Birth will meet in Dallas
year hence.
j. II. Howley has been nominated
for mayor of Galveston. Mayor Full
ton is also candidate.
Stephen Slough was killed by a
train at Titlin, o. His head was sew
cred from his body.
The Oraugemen declare thai they
will put a mug on editor O'Bricn if
he tries to speak at Kingston, Ont.
Over 200 Masons paraded in Balti-
moro yesterday-thc last day of the
centenary celebration of Maryland
Masons.
The statue of the late President
Garfield was unveiled in Washington
yesterday with proper aud imposing
ceremonies.
BY gross carelcssness ofth boss, a
load of rock broke down a platform
in the new capitol building and killed
Tom Gamble, workman.
! 1t is said that an agreement has been
had by the bondholdcrs by which the
Central road will be taken out Of the
hands Of the receivers,
David Martin is jaileil at Sherman,
charged with an outrage upon Emily
Camp, girl Is years old, III which
crime his wife is said 10 have aided
him.
The Secretary OF State has received
a telegram from Minister Manning
conlradicling the report of the execu'
tion of Mexican army officers on ac-
count of the Nogalcs incident.
Hon. w. b. Page declared at Palcs-
tine that great reaction against pro-
hibition had set in, and that the antis
would carry the state by $4,000 majori-
ty-still he expressed some apprehen-
sion that Texas may go dry and sober
The master builders of Chicago
strike their big lick to morrow. About
10000 mon will be locked out ofem-
ploymcnt. The master workmcn or
contractors claim that the rigid and
selfish rules of tradesunions, etc, have
forced them to lock out.
At sherman the case Of the State VS..
Wash IIumes. charged with the muir
der of Ed White, in that city, now
ON trial in the district court. This isa
case where the State alleges that
Humes. after a difficulty with White.
went off. and, after due deliberation,
came back and stabbed his adversary
In the neck aud finished the job by
throwing him from the second story
rho defense is that IIumes had 10 re
sort 10 physical force OF a severe ma
turo TO save his own life, which they
allcge had been threatened by White
Mr.. A. NJ. Rhodes, OF Bryan, was
met on the road night before last be-
tween Lulipg and Lockhart by two
negroes, who cnqaired of him the
way 10 the latter place. Mr. Rhodes
stopped his team, aud while talking to
them one of the negroes struck him
ON the back Of the head with loaded
whip. and before he could recover the
other dealt him another heavy blow
on the top of the head, beating him to
inscnsibility. lie was found lying in
this state in his buggy carly yesterday
morning Wy farmer, aud was taken
care of. The negroes robbed MIN OF
all his personal effects and small sun
of money.